Germany: Coordinated assessment of international data transfers
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Jun 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Launched inquiry into international data transfers by German data protection authorities
The German state-level data protection authorities launch a coordinated inquiry into cross-border data transfers outside the EU to enforce the CJEU-Schrems II decision invalidating the US-EU Privacy Shield. The authorities will approach companies wi…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority